DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 79.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 268 - - 173 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5761 - - 6852 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4880 - - 5481 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6650 - - 7741 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1070 - - 1391 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 478 - - 440 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 23 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 190 - - 193 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -195 - - 652 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6845 - - 7090 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3119 - - -1451 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9769 - - 9192 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 250 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 79.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.3 - - 51.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.1 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.3 - - 51.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 268 - - 173 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5761 - - 6852 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 22 - - 34 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97233 17 220 30 251 97233 89801 21 240 22 237 89801 84131 17 245 19 235 84131 79463 9 244 14 246 79463 75442 5 263 8 256 75442 71885 9 306 3 284 71885 68664 13 302 6 328 68664 65691 13 301 13 327 65691 62926 8 299 17 312 62926 60241 10 310 17 309 60241 57431 16 306 19 294 57431 54512 16 289 20 282 54512 51732 12 277 17 280 51732 49239 19 269 19 276 49239 47032 23 255 23 256 47032 45063 29 249 26 261 45063 43289 38 245 34 253 43289 41671 37 244 34 253 41671 40163 36 247 35 257 40163 38741 35 246 34 256 38741 37392 34 247 34 251 37392 36084 35 249 35 250 36084 34750 36 251 29 257 34750 33366 35 252 24 269 33366 31931 34 247 25 277 31931 30432 33 241 27 271 30432 28857 31 234 25 263 28857 27206 29 225 22 266 27206 25478 26 211 23 266 25478 23675 17 212 26 251 23675 21802 11 220 25 228 21802 19854 11 225 18 224 19854 17821 16 239 15 228 17821 15744 17 223 16 238 15744 13745 18 201 16 226 13745 11928 22 185 20 215 11928 10313 22 183 23 208 10313 8875 22 191 23*199 8875 7595 25*195 23*196 7595 6456 23*191 24 195 6456 5444 23 191 24 194 5444 4550 23 190 24 194 4550 3757 23 190 24 193 3757 3045 22 189 23 193 3045 2415 22 189 23 192 2415 1889 21 189 22 192 1889 1484 20 188 22 192 1484 1205 19 189 21 192 1205 1035 18 188 19 191 1035 938 15 188 15 191 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography